18-year-old Motorist Killed Riding Home from Work

Tonight, a family is left shattered after a young life was cut short far too soon. Eighteen year old Miguel Montoya was killed in a traffic collision this morning along the Philip Goldson Highway, while on his way home from work. Police say Montoya, who was riding a motorcycle, collided with a tow head truck. The impact proved fatal. Now, his loved ones and members of the community are struggling to come to terms with the loss of a young man they say had his whole life ahead of him, and they are calling for answers and justice. News Five’s Britney Gordon has the details as this tragedy continues to ripple through the family and the wider community.

 

Britney Gordon, Reporting

Eighteen-year-old Miguel Montoya was just a few minutes away from his home in Ladyville where his father was waiting for him to return home from work. Montoya never made it home. Police say the eighteen‑year‑old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a tow‑head truck this morning, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of eighteen-year-old Luis Miguel Noel Montoya. Which occurred at approximately nine thirty a.m. on Monday second February, 2026, between miles ten and eleven on the Phillip Goldstone Highway.”

 

Smith explains that Montoya was turning into his street at the time of the collision. Although he had been wearing a helmet, the impact was intense and Montoya succumbed to his injuries on the scene.

 

ASP Stacy Smith

“What the investigation has shown so far is that Montoya is alleged to have been seeking to make a left turn off the highway, and at that time, a freight truck, which was traveling in the same direction sought to overtake the motorcycle and this resulted in a collision and the untimely passing of Mr. Montoya. The driver of that vehicle has since been served with a notice of intended prosecution.”

 

After hearing what had happened, Montoya’s family quickly made their way to the scene. His uncle, Alberto Montoya, remains in a state of shock as they struggle to process the news.

 

Alberto Montoya, Uncle of Deceased

“When I get to know, my brother came to my house and tell me that his son dead out ya, so he drive for me. I couldn’t even drive. So when we get here, we see the body down there ad the cycle.”

 

Montoya worked at a factory nearby and was on his way home when the collision occurred. His uncle remembers him as a good kid and says his death came far too early.

 

Alberto Montoya

“He’s coming from work to home and it look like the truck was not even, he was over taking, knock him and nearly knock some other who was lady was standing over there. And did he died on impact.”

 

The family is reminding motorists to drive carefully on the highway; however, they believe more can be done to protect these riders. Montoya says the location of the incident is particularly dangerous and believes the government should construct a speedbump nearby.

 

Alberto Montoya

“Should because others weh drive cars and then things in no respect cycles, they just overtake and knock them down and kill them.”

 

Miguel Montoya lived between Orange Walk and Belize District as he often travelled to spend time with both his parents.

 

Alberto Montoya

“The only thing we could have made one see him back, but we can’t see him no more.”

 

Police have not yet laid charges against the truck driver but have issued him a notice of intended prosecution. Britney Gordon for News Five.